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I can have my lawn tractor battery out. Rotate the C clamps vertical to create carrying handles.

Those battery posts will never see a bolt again. Did I say never again.:laughing:

Looks to be a handy connector method if you have adequate clearance... :smile:KennyV

That looks interesting....

sandburRanch

Looks good can't believe it,why do we remove this battery for all the time?

Interesting stuff....we all have unique ways of doing things. Thank you for sharing this out..how did you manage to figure that out? I am curious.

That is quite ingenious and clever. Good on you! (With that kind of speed you could be part of one of the pit crews for NASCAR!)

mois25 said:

Interesting stuff....we all have unique ways of doing things. Thank you for sharing this out..how did you manage to figure that out? I am curious.

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Being tired of the aggravation that is sometimes associated with battery connections I guess it's back to the old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" or something to that effect.

My late FIL gave me a half dozen of those clamps about 40 years ago and they just stayed in a drawer mostly until they were called upon to solve this problem. I've been known not to throw anything away.:laughing:

It just so happened that duct tape didn't make the cut this time.:biggrin:

I know exactly what you mean about "Necessity is the Mother of Invention". I have had to do a few things when it came to batteries too, but I really like what you did.

SandburRanch said:

I can have my lawn tractor battery out. Rotate the C clamps vertical to create carrying handles.

Those battery posts will never see a bolt again. Did I say never again.:laughing:

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I have a number of those small C-clamps but the only battery I have that could use them is on my ATV, and there is no room to use anything other than the factory connections. Have to admire your idea, it's a great one if there is room for the clamps so you don't have to worry about shorting out the terminals. Just curious, isn't there any type of battery hold down that has to be removed? I have always understood any battery has to be held down in the tray to keep the jolting around from damaging the internal connections and shortening the service life.

JDgreen said:

Just curious, isn't there any type of battery hold down that has to be removed? I have always understood any battery has to be held down in the tray to keep the jolting around from damaging the internal connections and shortening the service life.

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Detrimental to battery life by being loose must be an old wives tale.

The battery pictured replaced a battery last summer that was 5 years old. The lawn tractor it came out of had a hold down of some sort when it was new but that's been so long ago I don't have the foggiest idea what it looked like. I once had a bungee across it but discovered that wasn't necessary either.

I have a JD LA 135 and it came new without a hold down of any kind. It takes a bit longer to remove, like maybe a couple of minutes if one holds his mouth just right, because it looks as if they built the tractor around the battery compartment. The battery wasn't worth a plug nickel but that another story for another day.

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Detrimental to battery life by being loose must be an old wives tale.

The battery pictured replaced a battery last summer that was 5 years old. The lawn tractor it came out of had a hold down of some sort when it was new but that's been so long ago I don't have the foggiest idea what it looked like. I once had a bungee across it but discovered that wasn't necessary either.

I have a JD LA 135 and it came new without a hold down of any kind. It takes a bit longer to remove, like maybe a couple of minutes if one holds his mouth just right, because it looks as if they built the tractor around the battery compartment. The battery wasn't worth a plug nickel but that another story for another day.

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Not sure if it's an old wives tale but otherwise why would they put a battery hold down on practically every motorized vehicle? Yeah I know part of it is so they won't wobble around and short the terminals out but every time I have replaced a battery the instructions tell me to install the battery hold down...so I always do.

JDgreen said:

Not sure if it's an old wives tale but otherwise why would they put a battery hold down on practically every motorized vehicle? Yeah I know part of it is so they won't wobble around and short the terminals out but every time I have replaced a battery the instructions tell me to install the battery hold down...so I always do.

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That ought to work :thumbsup: under the right conditions....
Keeping a battery secure is a good idea for safety reasons. And using large connectors such as those pictured makes the the "hold down" an even more sighificant saftey feature as the clamps make the positive terminal much larger and more likely to contact ground should the machine overturn or encounter a steep slope, facilitating movement of the power cell. We all know what happens when the positive terminal touches any part of the chasis or frame. So if you have lots of clearance in the battery compartment and live and work your machine on level ground thats a feasible arrangement.
If you have conditions other than those, it's a problem waitng to thappen. That configuration would not work in my tractor. The clamp would migrate over to the chassis and short out.

If you live with various elevations.... not a good idea:
Driving perpendiculer to a steep slope and hitting a bump may cause the battery to slide or over turn and colide with pulleys, belts or cause a direct short which may cause the battery to explode.
Hey, if it works for you Sandburanch it's great idea!
Thanks for sharing:smile:

Hi I think the battery hold down is for if you get into a accident then the battery doe's not get thrown around to be tipped over and acid leak out .And it could be shorted out if it flew against a piece of metal on the car with the positive terminal,and could make a spark if there was gas leaking by the battery could be a fire then.:licking:

JDgreen said:

Not sure if it's an old wives tale but otherwise why would they put a battery hold down on practically every motorized vehicle? Yeah I know part of it is so they won't wobble around and short the terminals out but every time I have replaced a battery the instructions tell me to install the battery hold down...so I always do.

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As we drive by the salvage yards we can see those batteries need restraint to pass the crash tests.:laughing::laughing:

If I ever enter my lawn tractor in a destruction derby I'll add a clamp, I promise. I'll need a volunteer driver though. :biggrin:

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As we drive by the salvage yards we can see those batteries need restraint to pass the crash tests.:laughing::laughing:

If I ever enter my lawn tractor in a destruction derby I'll add a clamp, I promise. I'll need a volunteer driver though. :biggrin:

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Yeah and be sure to move the battery back by the gas tank so your juice box doesn't get damaged in a head on. maybe you can relocate both to under the seat....:laughing::laughing:

SandburRanch said:

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Being tired of the aggravation that is sometimes associated with battery connections I guess it's back to the old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" or something to that effect.

My late FIL gave me a half dozen of those clamps about 40 years ago and they just stayed in a drawer mostly until they were called upon to solve this problem. I've been known not to throw anything away.:laughing:

It just so happened that duct tape didn't make the cut this time.:biggrin:

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Too bad about the duct tape, if you had it you could make a few wraps between the clamps and
use one hand to take out the battery and save maybe 3 more seconds.....cubby